Soft Coral Aggressive Reef

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by Keri

cool beans

Btw: I totally Typo'd i meant to say "Miniatus grouper" - I've never seen a lyretail, where did you get him from?

I wonder if Nibiatus is a species of grouper though Im going to check.

Big Als. I went with my cousin to get him some freshwater fish and came home with that bad boy.

He actually ate through the first big bag they put him in! They had to triple bag him and put him in a bucket for me. He was not a happy guy about being bagged

I don't know if this is what anyone else has experienced but when I buy fish from Big Al's, they rarely ever have or get ich. This guy was fine during QT. For some reason its the only store I buy fish that don't seem to have it much. I should say though I don't go to many stores. Just a few.

[Keri]

I don't think I've bought any SW fish from Big Al's (just some CUC and a coral) I wonder if they prophylactically treat their FO tanks? Some places do, especially with tangs.

I've been lucky so far (knock on wood) and only had 2 fish come down with ich.

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by Keri

I don't think I've bought any SW fish from Big Al's (just some CUC and a coral) I wonder if they prophylactically treat their FO tanks? Some places do, especially with tangs.

I've been lucky so far (knock on wood) and only had 2 fish come down with ich.

Yeah I don't know but I am sure lots of people have bought fish from there with ich. I don't think there are many stores here in Vancouver that QT fish coming in. My LFS when I lived in Florida or places LiveAquaria I know QT fish before selling them.

[Keri]

I think those places must have the luxury of having tonnes of space and deal in higher volumes than most canadian places.


I woyuld Really love to be able to visit one of those SW wholesalers, it must be so neat.

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by Keri

I think those places must have the luxury of having tonnes of space and deal in higher volumes than most canadian places.


I woyuld Really love to be able to visit one of those SW wholesalers, it must be so neat.

I agree. The place I used to go in Miami was a big warehouse type place. They had these enormous holding tanks outside for LR! Very shallow but their LR was incredible with all the growth from being in the sun. I don't know how they QT'd fish but I do know they QT'd all fish before they went into the tanks where they were sold. I remember an employee being screamed at once for putting an un-QT'd fish in one of the tanks I think someone had brought it back for credit and he just put it in the for sale tanks.

I wish shops here did this. Doesn't mean there is no disease but it cuts it down so much.

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